ASP.NET Web Pages - Objects

The Page Object

You have already seen some Page Object methods in use:

In the previous chapter you saw two Page Object properties being used (IsPost, and Request):

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Some Page Object Methods

Method	Description
href	Builds a URL using the specified parameters
RenderBody()	Renders the portion of a content page that is not within a named section (In layout pages)
RenderPage(page)	Renders the content of one page within another page
RenderSection(section)	Renders the content of a named section (In layout pages)
Write(object)	Writes the object as an HTML-encoded string
WriteLiteral	Writes an object without HTML-encoding it first.

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Some Page Object Properties

Property	Description
IsPost	Returns true if the HTTP data transfer method used by the client is a POST request
Layout	Gets or sets the path of a layout page
Page	Provides property-like access to data shared between pages and layout pages
Request	Gets the HttpRequest object for the current HTTP request
Server	Gets the HttpServerUtility object that provides web-page processing methods

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The Page Property (of The Page Object)

The Page property of the Page Object, provides property-like access to data shared between pages and layout pages.

You can use (add) your own properties to the Page property:

• Page.Title
• Page.Version
• Page.anythingyoulike

The pages property is very helpful. For instance, it makes it possible to set the page title in content files, and use it in the layout file:

Home.cshtml

 

Layout.cshtml

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